"I felt happy and proud and good to finally catch my first marlin, but I did have a sore back," he said.
Jamie's next fishing goal is to catch a big tuna, and one day he also wouldn't mind being a presenter on a kids' fishing television show, as well as a doctor or a writer.
His dad - Northland rugby stalwart and former Taniwha and Blues player Hayden Taylor - said he was happy and emotional about his son's success.
"The look on his face afterwards was amazing. We were just looking at catching a little one for him first up," Mr Taylor said.
Fishing is in the blood, with the boat having been in the family for 30 years, he said.
"We've always grown up with boats. Game fishing's just always been a part of our lives."
Jamie's 8-year-old brother Caleb was also on the boat when he landed the fish, and said he was "pretty amazed".
His fishing goals include catching a shark.
"If I was allowed to it would probably be a great white."